An 18k gold brooch by Georges Mathieu - image-1

Lot 649 D

An 18k gold brooch by Georges Mathieu

Auction 1096 - overview Cologne
16.11.2017, 17:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 7.440 € (incl. premium)

An 18k gold brooch by Georges Mathieu

Of abstract form, the central motif pavé set with rubies in varying cuts. Clip brooch mountings with double pin. Stamped: Deposé (patent stamp). Steel spring. 6.8 x 7.9 cm. Total weight 51 g.
Paris, ca. 1961.

We would like to thank Jean-Marie Cusinberche, Vatteville, for his kind help in cataloguing this piece.

Provenance

Private collection, Heiligenhaus. Gifted by the artist.

Literature

Illus. in: 1) Exhib. cat.: D’or et de diamant - Bijoux de créateurs, Paris 183, p. 30. 2) Mathieu, Georges Mathieu, 50 ans de création. Édition Hervas, Paris 2003, illus. p. 180. 3). Notes précieuses, Bijoux d’exception au jubilé d’argent de la TEFAF de Maastricht, The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF). 25th edition, Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre (MEEC), 2012.

Exhibitions

D’or et de diamant - Bijoux de créateurs, Printemps-Hausmann, Paris, September - October 1983.